EP3464064A4 - Véhicule aérien à ailes à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (vtol) avec rotors angulaires complémentaires - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3464064A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: vtol; air vehicle; vertical take; additional angular; landing wings
Prior art date: 2016-06-03
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EP17807595.8A

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Henry Thome WON

Quentin LINDSEY

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Aerovironment Inc

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2022-11-16 Application granted granted Critical

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- B64U10/00—Type of UAV
- B64U10/20—Vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
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- B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
- B64C27/22—Compound rotorcraft, i.e. aircraft using in flight the features of both aeroplane and rotorcraft
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- B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
- B64C11/46—Arrangements of, or constructional features peculiar to, multiple propellers
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- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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- B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
- B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
- B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
- B64C23/069—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips
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- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
- B64C29/02—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis vertical when grounded
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- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
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- B64D27/04—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of piston type
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- B64U50/00—Propulsion; Power supply
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EP17807595.8A 2016-06-03 2017-06-02 Véhicule aérien à ailes à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (vtol) avec rotors angulaires complémentaires Active EP3464064B1 (fr)

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US201662345618P	2016-06-03	2016-06-03
PCT/US2017/035742 WO2017210595A2 (fr)	2016-06-03	2017-06-02	Véhicule aérien à ailes à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (vtol) avec rotors angulaires complémentaires

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EP3464064A2 EP3464064A2 (fr)	2019-04-10
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EP (1)	EP3464064B1 (fr)
JP (1)	JP6825011B2 (fr)
KR (1)	KR102415393B1 (fr)
CN (1)	CN109562828A (fr)
AU (1)	AU2017272341B2 (fr)
CA (1)	CA3026260A1 (fr)
DK (1)	DK3464064T3 (fr)
WO (1)	WO2017210595A2 (fr)

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